MEMO 2012

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Conference hashtag: #memo12	Friday Opening Keynote Shannon Miller	Friday Lunch Keynote Kathy Schrock	Saturday Breakfast Keynote Gail Lovely	Saturday Author Keynote Mary Amato
Breakout Session 1	Breakout Session 2	Breakout Session 3	Breakout Session 4	Breakout Session 5	Breakout Session 6

Friday, Oct 12

Opening Keynote:

Shannon Miller Links: Van Meter Library Voice website: Notes: A couple of sites she mentioned: Symbaloo.com for creating a graphic home page for younger students; The Nerdy Teacher, her collaborator on a couple of projects; and actress Kathy Kinney's site of read-aloud videos with her character Mrs. P.

Breakout Sessions 1:

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In Her own Voice - Shannon Miller Attended: Jenn, Sharon, Linda Links: Notes: All of her curriculum is online here Has a collaboration document for what is going on in the classrooms (I'll be looking for it) All teachers in the building have lessons and assignments in a Google calendar. This is administrator driven. Jenn's impression after keynote and breakout session: I'm a little uncomfortable with her wide ranging audience and obvious popularity given that she doesn't seem to really embody what I think of as Media Specialist qualities. Not sure I can really enumerate what those are, but she seemed very much about self-promotion and flashy projects (some very good projects, though) and not so much about student learning. from Sharon: I was frustrated by the lack of context for learning also. No structure for learning, just a lot of projects that use technology. I had a hard time following her because I wanted to know the instructional goals for students...and BEFORE the project started. Wanted to hear about her vision of the media specialist's role and how collaboration on all these projects supports the teachers' role in the classroom. Jenn, I think she lacks the vision to empower OTHERS to do the collaboration on projects outside of her community. What is her plan to help classroom teachers embrace and use all of this technology to collaborate for their students' learning? Linda, She had a great time showing off what she does, but didn't talk about how it is possible to make it all happen. She was easy to listen to. I didn't like her model of organizing the Media Center like a book store. She has fabulous red hair! :)

Teachers, Media Specialists and the Minnesota Digital Library: A Collaboration - Marian Rengel Attended: Judy Links: http://www.mndigital.org/educators/guides/ http://www.mndigital.org/reflections/ Notes: Primary source documents, newspapers, diaries, photos on topics in Minnesota History Teachers have been recruited to write guides for activities covering standards in science, social studies, language arts, music, FCS, etc. 1st year of guides are sketchy in quality, 2nd year is much better, but not online yet - should be in a few weeks Educator guides have links to pertinent documents

Empowering Digital Classroom Curriculum - Andrew Durren Attended: Links: Notes:

What is So Important About Search? - Jean Oswald Attended: Alice Links: www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us/wildwood Notes: This was an excellent and important presentation which she will be repeating in an expanded form at TIES. Watch 8 min. TED video by Eli Pariser on 'filter bubbles' Google has filter bubbles built into its algorithms For search engines without filter bubbles, try InstaGrok, Wolfram Alpha, or Duck Duck Go Google holds a power searching classes which would be great to take if we can find a way to do it.

Tips & Tricks from Two Newbies - Kari Healy and Jennifer Berkner Attended: Links: Notes:

2012 Book Talk Live! Newest Titles Come Alive for Elementary Students - Tracy Leuhrs Attended: Sharon Links: http://www.mackin.com Notes: from Sharon: Great list of new books for different curriculum and ideas for use of books. I took notes on the list and will copy and forward to everyone

Online Resources for Educators by Educators - Cara Hagen Attended: Links: Notes:

Literacy, Nooks, and 21st Century Libraries - Andi Bodeau Attended: Links: Notes:

Meet MN Authors Attended: Links: Notes:

Friday Lunch Keynote:

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Kathy Shrock Links: Notes: New Vocab: Podomatic, Flisti, Diigo, Livebinder, uView, Horizon Report, Blogroll She suggested creating a Google alert not only for your own name, but also for your school and/or Media Center to keep tabs on when it shows up in the news

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Student-Created Book Trailer Videos Made Easier - Dawn French Attended: Links: Notes:

Getting it Together: Combining Curriculum Resources with Schoology! - Paul Moe Attended: Links: Notes:

Assessing Students' Research Methods: What We Can Learn - Sarah Gewirtz Attended: Judy Links: Notes: The presenters conducted a study of research skills of a dozen or so college students at St. John's and St. Ben's. They gave them a current topic - genetically engineering in agriculture and the effect on developing countries. They required them to locate certain types of information such as a book available at the university, a book not available at the university, scholarly journals from the last five and ten years. They filmed the student's research strategies and asked them to "think out loud." Most had no idea how to narrow a search to books available or unavailable at a certain location, they did not fully understand what a scholarly journal was and based their selections on titles, first few sentences and COVERS. The conclusion was that they didn't have very sophisticated search skills. This was not particularly applicable other than to show that students at private colleges can't search much better than my middle schoolers.

iPods in the Primary Classroom - Angie Kalthoff Attended: Jenn, Sharon, Linda Links: Http://kalthoffclass.weebly.com Her List of Apps Notes: from Sharon: She made 3-ring notebook with pictures of app icons...would add QR code to it so kids could scan with iPad, lots of practical ideas for apps. very useful. Reading A-Z has an app (instead of printing) Everyday Math - McGraw-Hill has apps for the games Apps she recommends to go along with Daily 5 iWW Pocket phonics Read to self Audioboo - can record audio clips of students QuickVoice Listen to reading Storyboy TabTales Kidstorybook series Word work FW Deluxe Spell animals Rocket speller Sentence magic - real life pictures in this set of 4 Spelling magic ABC magic Reading skill Rhyme Fun rhyming Rhyming - real life pictures Grasshopper & Alligator Apps Little speller Sight words

MN Youth Awards: Student Choice Awards for Student Readers - Connie Stirling Attended: Links: Notes:

Demystifying Digital Publishing - Jen Legatt Attended: Links: Notes:

MCAs, MAPs, and Media - Jim Glazer Attended: Links: Notes:

Learning, Leverage, and Leadership: Embracing Student Owned Technology Attended: Links: Notes:

Meet MN Authors Attended: Alice & Debbie Links: Notes: Authors present were Lynne Jonell, Molly Beth Griffin, Dan McCarty, Sheila O'Connor, Connie Szarke, Willis Thoen

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Breakout Sessions 3:

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Social Networking for Professional Development: Twitter, Google Readers and Goodreads - Holly Thompson Attended: Alice Links: Goodreads.com/giveaway http://d279.us/twitter Notes: Focused on Goodreads, Listopia, Google Reader, and Twitter

History Day and the Media Specialist - Nancy Lorentz Attended: Links: Notes:

Organizing a Library Collection Like a Bookstore - Jane Prestebak Attended: Links: Notes:

The Flipped Classroom and You - Mary Mehsikomer Attended: Links: Notes:

Google Literature Trips - Dawn French Attended: Sharon, Linda Links: http://tinyurl.com/Jd-googlelit Notes: from Sharon - great web address for a trivia team name! "Tiny Url" as in Tiny Earl. :) Interesting presentation on how to do these with Google Maps, but I wanted an example or "walk me through" how you set this up and use it with the students. The presenters use the literature trips to help build background prior to a unit of study or lesson. I can see how this could be useful in the Media Center, but you can do this with Google Earth. I didn't get a firm grasp of the purpose - to help create and add photos to Google Maps? or to have your kids use the Google Lit trips to research information, or both? Maybe I'm just too concrete, sequential for some of these presentations?! Linda, I agree with Sharon. These two were all over the place. Many projects already created and available for use at: http://googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html >

Things in a Flash: An iPad App Buffet - LeAnn Suchy Attended: Judy - sort of Links: http://memo2012things.pbworks.com/w/page/58037838/FrontPage Notes: I stayed long enough to see how she was presenting and to get the website link and then went to the Must Reads.

iPads in the Media Center - Paula Hanson Attended: Jenn Links: Notes: Wallpaper for each iPad is a number picture - an easy way to number the iPads and see at a glance which one is which "Hiding" apps - I'm not sure how to do this, but it sounds like something that would be helpful to know. I'll post info if I learn more "Portability is key - students can walk around with it." - this was what she noticed was the main change by using iPads over having students work at computers and she said it was great Lesson idea: Older students could create QR codes - I'm not sure if this was the session I heard this idea, but one presenter had students record a book review and create a QR code for that review. The code was then posted on a poster with the book cover so other students could scan and listen. This would be great to do with MHL nominees! Lesson idea: Scavenger hunt with Google forms - what did they find at each QR code entered into Google forms. Could be used as an exit slip. Lesson idea: Take a picture of the book in Show Me. Underline title and author and write down call number to demonstrate knowledge of these items. Skitch keeps being brought up - need to download Story Making Apps - story wheel, art maker, storylines, scribble press, sock puppets, PuppetPals (directors version allows you to import picture).

Must Reads for the Secondary Student Grades 5-12 - Melissa Weinand Attended: Judy Links: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Vg2b6D0Mc8lUyGD2nYH2Pece-ExHwCOuU94-1SlyVg0/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p Notes: Always fantastic. See link. If they say "7,8, HS" it means potentially controversial content. If they don't give a grade level, it's good for all MS and HS. They are usually pretty accurate.

Meet MN Authors Attended: Links: Notes:

Breakout Sessions 4:

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Classroom Wikis: Use as a Grade Level Media Class Tool - Brook Berg Attended: Links: Notes:

Can We Build It? Yes We Can! Collaborative Development for Engaging Curriculum - Jon Fila Attended: Links: Notes:

Training Students to Help Provide Tech Support in a 1:1 iPad - Nancy Lorentz Attended: Judy, Jenn Links: http://isd726.erdc.k12.mn.us/course/view.php?id=169 Notes: Really practical advice They used Honor Students during their free periods Students unpacked and fully set up ipads for the high school Students support teachers and students with tech support The rules for what the students do and what they refer to the tech para are clearly spelled out Middle school will get ipads this year and the plan is to use handpicked 8th graders during their lunch Tech Squad has a moodle for training and a wiki for communication Tech Squad are developing training modules for staff and students The link is for the moodle page - use guest access The powerpoint with additional information is not posted yet. I loved that they taught and expected good customer service! They even created a tutorial on how to create a tutorial

Tales From the Library Annual Report - Bruce Pomerantz Attended: Links: Notes:

2012 Booktalk Live! Newest Titles Come Alive for Secondary Students - Tracy Leuhrs Attended: Links: Notes:

ELM Mobile: Databases to Go - Jennifer Hootman Attended: Sharon didn't attend but got handout and link...will forward to everyone) Links: www.elm4you.org Notes:

Using iPads in 2nd Grade 1:1 - Kathy Niebuhr Attended: Sharon, Alice, Linda Links: Alipads.wikispaces.com http://alipads.wikispaces.com/May+2012+Summary+Presentations Box.net Notes: from Sharon: Albert Lea Area Schools iPad Initiative; many practical applications for student learning. The example 'homepage' for the iPad is helpful after talking to Dave Zukor about a homepage for all the kindergartners on the iPad - icons with appropriate apps that they can click on...standard homepage across the district? for each grade level. from Alice: Good apps included: Cash Cow, Bamboo Paper (free), Chicktionary, Math Bingo, World Book for Animals, Puppet Pals, Book Creator, Show Me

Using Infographics - Kathy Schrock Attended: Links: Notes:

Online Smart, Online Safe: A Program for Developing Digital Citizens - Karen Qualey Attended: Links: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1h9F5CjP5niPr9jwqVEnK8tdQrGgMHURZZkk1Rc7fDeA/edit#slide=id.p Notes:

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Saturday Morning Keynote

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Gail Lovely Links: http://www.lovelylearning.com/memo-2012.php Notes: from Sharon: I though her presentation needed to be the opening keynote to add context to the conference...all about change. She gave an organized, useful presentation. Knows her stuff and the role of the media specialist! from Jenn: I agree, Sharon.

Breakout Sessions 5:

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eBooks Made Easy: Finding and Using eBooks and Online Databases VIA a Robust Management Portal - Mesa Heise Attended: Links: Notes:

Collaboration for Resources: The Minnesota Learning Commons - Gail Langer Attended: Links: Notes:

Bridging Information Literacy Across Libraries - Patricia Post Attended: Links: Notes:

Video Conferencing to Engage and Excite Your Students - Mary Litwinczuk Attended: Links: Notes:

Genrefying Fiction - Shannon Vasseur Attended: Links: Notes:

30 Tips: the iPad Edition - Mike Smart Attended: Sharon, Judy, Jenn Links: https://sites.google.com/a/district287.org/30-ipad-tips-in-60-minutes/ Notes from Sharon: Fast and furious! Lots of great APPs for practical uses. Great website with all the info.

iPad Carts and the High School Level - Kathy Niebuhr Attended: Links: Notes:

Beyond Angry Birds - Gail Lovely Attended: Judy didn't attend, but got the website Links: http://suddenlyitclicks.com/resources/MEMO%20apps%20for%20teachers.pdf http://suddenlyitclicks.com/ Notes:

Learning in Their Hands - Dawn Nelson Attended: Links: Notes:

Mentor Texts + Authentic Experiences = Published work: "MAP to Literacy" - Maurna Rome Attended: Links: Notes:

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Breakout Sessions 6:

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Developing the Creativity in Every Learner - Doug Johnson Attended: Links: Notes:

Games and Play to Promote Academic Achievement - Brock Dubbels Attended: Links: Notes:

MN Standards and the Media Specialist - Beth Beckwith Attended: Judy, Jenn Links: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-vb-Vp0SHUodld2YWx1amJoUms/edit?pli=1 Notes: Ideas for collaborating with classroom teachers to meet content area standards

What is the Media Telling My Students? - Tami Moehring Attended: Links: Notes:

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Journey - Donna Ohlgren Attended: Links: Notes:

Assessment Using Technology - Cara Hagen Attended: Links: Notes:

V.A.S.T. Labs - Karen Eidem Attended: Links: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14Mg4ESIogw3pELupP5oEz2vA5jmJHZUUSglhn8Cpi9E/edit Notes:

Meet Author Mary Amato Attended: Links: Notes:

Sticky Teaching: Six Principles for Developing Memorable Collections - Kristen Mastel Attended: Sharon Links: Notes: from Sharon: Very slow paced. Based on book (will add later) which is more business focused and reminded me of a book I used in training at NWA about effective presentations....some very basic info that all teachers knows! Several people left in the middle. Had a discussion with partners at tables about different books and why we liked them...emotional appeal, personal connection, etc. The high school media specialist from St. Louis Park asked a good question about how to apply the concepts to information literacy skills that can be a little dry sometimes. Book name: Made to Stick (Heath & Heath, 2008)

A Time For Learning - Dawn Nelson Attended: Links: Notes:

Saturday Lunch Keynote

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Mary Amato Links: Notes: from Sharon- Fabulous! Great idea about making tiny books and putting them in places for kids to take and write in. Debbie and I thought it would be fun to leave the blank books around the media center or in a book for kids to find and write in. Another idea would be to have the completed books put in a little box and read them, have students and teachers read them. Mary Amato has a free day every month when you can sign up for a 15 minute Skype with her. Can use for one class, whole grade level.

http://kalthoffclass.weebly.com/